f-32 weight

MGRAHN · Post by **MGRAHN** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:41 pm

buying a trailer for future boat anyone know the weight of a f-32 thanks mike

MGRAHN · Post by **MGRAHN** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:35 pm

found it in article in this fofum thanks

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:38 pm

Problem is not weight 12,000 lbs dry... problem is beam of 13 feet and bridge height (14' 6" to 15' on a trailer)... also requires wide load permits to move it on public roads.
Basically you will need a lowboy hydraulic trailer.... mucho $$ for a good one.

What exactly are your plans for moving it? If not frequent and high quantity you are better off paying for a hauler with trailer to move it.

NOTE: you cannot store it on that kind of trailer as they do not support it in the correct points for long term storage.

Now building a cradle for storage might be worth doing.....

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:00 pm

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:32 pm

Says clearance on cradle of 11' 6".... that must be with bridge removed!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:06 pm

Must be as the waterline to flybrige is 12'8"

chauzer · Post by **chauzer** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:18 pm

aprox weight must be dry weight. flybridges are easy to take off but width is minor issue. all we need to do is apply for a temp oversized load permit and flag the pull truck.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:00 pm

chauzer wrote:approx weight must be dry weight. flybridges are easy to take off

Not as minor as you might think... The bridge surround is easy but the console within the bridge is actually higher than the surround once wind deflector and railing are removed.
A large number of wires to be disconnected from the bridge console as well as disconnecting the shifter cables from the shifter before it can be removed. The hydraulic steering likely has quick disconnects.
It is certainly not a complex job but it is very time consuming and something that would become a real pain if done twice a year IMO. Why I initially suggested using a lowboy trailer which generally allows one to move an F32 with only rails and deflector removed.... that has been my experience anyway. (14' 6" max height on trailer)

The OP has yet to explain why he needs to own a trailer for an F32.... I'm interested in hearing how it is intended to be used. It is entirely possible that he was thinking an F32 is only 5 ft longer than a F27 so it can also be trailerable.....

jav · Post by **jav** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:12 pm

Not to cloud the issue- I've been told that the 12k weight figure commonly provided is for the base boat only (options not included) ... may not even include the flybridge. There was also some suggestion that early boats may have been laid-up heavy in the early stages of glass construction.

I've not had mine on certified scales but both the hauler and the lift operater estimated my F-32 at around 16K. Food for thought.

TC · Post by TC » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:29 pm

I don't remember exactly but last fall ( 2008 ) I asked the lift operator the weight of my boat and it was in the 16 k range with tanks full of fuel.

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:34 pm

When I had mine lowboyed the driver said his electronic truck scales read just over 16,000 lbs. with empty tanks.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:38 am

I would trust the truch scales a lot more the a lift scale

MTP · Post by **MTP** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:44 am

needless to say most of us dont have the truck to pull a f32 let6 alone make it stop on a down hill

chauzer · Post by **chauzer** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:38 am

16,000 isn't bad if you got good trailer brakes. i have pulled 22,000 with a 2500hd. granted it was a goose neck but it pulls just fine. the cool thing with boats is when you have them put on the trailer you can balance the boat to load or unload tounge weight.